EE 242A: Foundations of Machine Learning

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; research, 3 hours

Catalog page 358

Prerequisites: CS 100; STAT 155 or EE 114; MATH 031; For the CS 224/EE 242A online section: enrollment in the Online Master-in-Science in Engineering program; graduate standing

Description: ; graduate standing; or consent of instructor. A study of generative and discriminative approaches to machine learning. Topics include probabilistic model fitting, gradient-based loss optimization, regularization, hyper-parameters, and generalization. Includes experience with data science programming environments, data from practice, and performance metrics.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with CS 224.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

CS 224 CS 229 CS 265B EE 242A EE 242B EE 265B EE 267 EE 269
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: CS 224 / EE 242A
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 39/100  54/100  93/200
2024-25 69/100 100/100 169/200
2023-24 110/115 110/115
2022-23  74/ 80  74/ 80
2021-22 57/ 60  57/ 60
2020-21  25/ 50  25/ 50